April 2011 Grocery Challenge
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Hi everyone,
Welcome to the fourth Grocery Challenge of 2011, :hello: Spring has sprung and I'm feeling optimistic! :j Hopefully we'll all have a good month!
If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your March budget, then keep on posting in the March 2011 Grocery Challenge
As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's designed to take you and your grocery spending to a level you are happy with.
If you are new to the challenge I have quoted the advice from Galtizz below which will help you get started.
Please post into this thread for help and advice and support at any time. Good luck to everyone taking part!
For quidelines on posting in this thread please read the second post in this thread.
For everyone's targets and totals for the month please read posts #3 and #4 on this thread.
For the Grocery challenge Recipe Index please see posts #5, #6, #7 and #8 on this thread.
I hope everyone has a great month!
Pink
Welcome to the fourth Grocery Challenge of 2011, :hello: Spring has sprung and I'm feeling optimistic! :j Hopefully we'll all have a good month!
If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your March budget, then keep on posting in the March 2011 Grocery Challenge
As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's designed to take you and your grocery spending to a level you are happy with.
If you are new to the challenge I have quoted the advice from Galtizz below which will help you get started.
Please post into this thread for help and advice and support at any time. Good luck to everyone taking part!
I have said this before, but for all the newbies to the challenge;
For the first month I took a guess at the budget but I really had no idea how much I was spending.
I found the best thing is to have a guess the first month but SAVE ALL OF YOUR RECEIPTS (and yes, that does include the ones from the local shop when you run out of milk ), then at the end of the month add them all up and have a look if you were on budget, if not, it doesn't matter because your budget was a guess. For the next month you can use the total of your receipts and take a bit off to get a realistic budget, just shave off as much as you think you can, it could be £1 a week or £20 a week.
If you are currently spending £200 a month don't suddenly drop it to £100 - you'll never do it but if you cut £20 a month off for a few months you'll get there eventually without feeling you're missing out on anything.
You might think you've done everything you can in the first month but someone always comes up with a new idea and, if you try it you often find you save a bit more (unless you are SarahSaver who is an expert at this and could only save more if she turned her back garden into a paddy field and lived on rice ) In the first month I thought, I'm planning meals, I couldn't possibly save any more, but then I started double cooking and freezing, and making soup instead of buying it in tins.
I've been doing this since Feb but only saved ALL of my receipts last month, it has given me a much better idea of where it is all going. Budget for next month is £80 for 2 of us, I'll start on 30/4. I could probably save more, by eating different foods but I can afford to live on £80, I have saved a lot of money since Feb. and I don't waste food or money any more. So I'm happy with my budget.
For quidelines on posting in this thread please read the second post in this thread.
For everyone's targets and totals for the month please read posts #3 and #4 on this thread.
For the Grocery challenge Recipe Index please see posts #5, #6, #7 and #8 on this thread.
I hope everyone has a great month!
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Guidelines for posting on the Grocery Challenge thread.
What is the Grocery Challenge thread?
This is a thread where people who are taking part in the Grocery Challenge can post for help encouragement and support and talk about anything related to grocery shopping. We ask that you try to keep on topic and post things that are relevant to the challenge.
Posting grocery budgets and spends for the month
Some people like to post their grocery budget and final spend for each month. If you wish to be included in the master list then please post these in red and in a large font as this makes it easier for the volunteers to keep a record of everyone’s totals.
Number of posts
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Chat
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No Spend days (NSD’s)
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Bargains
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Cheap recipe threads
Don't throw food away challenge...
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Enough is Enough (decluttering)
Lose weight the Old Style way
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Annual 2011
2joanne £4680 £377.75
Angelatgraceland £5000
Baileysbabe £5200
Billie-Jo £3000
Carolt2 £1500
Cat04 £3650
Chloris £4200 £1169.92
elf06 £1400
EllieA £3000
GeorgiGirl2012 £2500/£150
Huxley £3000
JackieGlasgow £3000
Jintyb £2300
Jmf76 £4000
Julie Georgiana £2560 £526.75
Katenut £1500
Kezlou £2000
Laurent1369 £2400
Lifeintermoil £4680
Lola76 £2500
Moniker £4200
Mrsmcawber €1800 €175
Nickynoo08 £2000
Pavlovs-dog £1920
pepsi-kins £2400
Pip-Squeak £1200
Puss14 $3000
Rosieben £1200
Russetred £4300 £704.13
Sammyellen £4000
Savingforarainyday £2300
Seductivesmile £912.50
sharonej £3380
Skilly £3700
Snowy Owl £2600
Sueika £1000
Tazzyb £1500
The_Cat £3120 £375.69
youngmummy £2800
Monthly
01001011 €100
123budget £500
2Joanne £
4weeladdies £400
666Paw £250
*spike*160
ab7 £
Adelight £18
Aldahbra £
Aliwali £280
Allie123 £200
AlwaysHappy £200
Aril £
aussiemum $800
BADPENNY £
Barneydee £250
beemuzed £390
Bexs.ua £250
BillieJo £240
BlimusOreilly £200
Bluecat £300
Boultdj $160
boysma £300
BrownGun86 £
Burge23 £250
Candy Belle £235
Castri09 £100
Catslovelycats £200
Cat_Smith £200
Cha97michelle £
Cheapskate £
CherryPie £90
Chloris £330
ChocClare £340
Chocolateteddy £350
Chopper5 £300
Cleggie £190
Cookiemum £300
Craftyscholar £85
CRANKY40 £200
Cup of Chai £70
Curlytop40 £280
cutiepieabf £100
Dansmum £130
debtfreewannabe321 £
destroyerofdebt2011 £50
Determined New Ms £250
Dilflower £
dingdongavon £
Dumpling £
EbayQueen £400
ebsaver £240
elfen £120
Ellen75 £
Equilibrium £
esmer 120
eveie189 £330
Failinghappily £200
Farmers-Marketeer £160
Fedupandskint £130
FindingMyFeet £
Fingersxed £
Fizzy702 £450
FlatEric £250
Fluffybunnykins £
Foreversaving £
funnyflipp £400
Franby64 £
Freakyogre £50
Georgeestwo £
Gigglepig £250
Goldfinch68 £
Goodgirl80 £100
GoodLifeWannabes £200
Gracie_1827 £140
greent £400
GroinSexyPavement £310
Guccigoo £260
Halia £300
Hamish222 £300
HelenJelly £350
Hex2 £400
Highland fling £120
Hilly123 £
Hippeechiq £240
ieimimiai £130
ifonlyitwaseasier £125
IHaveNoMoney.com £200
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JackieGlasgow £
JackieO £120
Jammydodger £120
Janae £500
Janie-h £250
JayJay14 £200
Jetbag £400
Jinky67 £
Jintyb £200
Jo101 £400
JoKay £
Jovi20 £350
Jumblejack £200
Jumps £
Kalojac £
Karmachilovething £90
Katholicos £80
KayJay1809 £300
Kirsty822001 £
KitchenBunny £250
Kitschy £
Kittkins £100
KittyPimms £
kookgekje £
laineyC £500
Laundry Days £
Lauzellen £180
Leeds1947 £200
legowindow £120
Lemonie £
Life in Termoil £
Linda32 £
LindseyandMatthew £
Lindy-loo £
little miss happy £250
LivingProof £50
Lizziebabe £200
l.m.hart £300
London Dreamer £
LongTallSally £450
Looie £100
Lotti379 70
Lovebargainshatewaste £100
MaidInCornwall £
Mamaninie £400
Mambury £300
mandco £
Martafdz £275
Maryarm £
Meanmarie €
MFwin2019 £200
Minerva_Windsong 200
Minnie2 £150
MissCreditCrunch £600
Missfit £
MissusAKA £200
M0neysav3r £200
Mooloo £100
moonpixiewitch £280
Mothership £110
MotherShipton £
Mrs-Moneypenny £400
Mrs Money Penny £250
MrsPauper £300
Muffinman7 £90
Mummy2mygirls £
MummyJane £
MummyRoysof3 £
MumOf2Beasties £215
Mumto5 £
Nat21luv £
Natzini £
newlyfrugalmumof3 £
Nessie216 £150
NickJW £135
Nimeth £230
nmlc £375
Outdoorlass £
Pablosmummy £140
Patentgirl £150
Pencakes £
PennyGrabber £150
Pernicious £
Perrywinkle £400
Philsmum £
Pink_Giraffe £
PinWheel £220
Pipersky £220
Pixie1 $500
Princesslauraliz £
Prophecy-grrl £180
Purpleclutterbuck £260
PurpleJay £
Quintwins £250
Rachbc £250
Rachel021967 £450
Rachel_t £85
Rachelww1 £300
Redkids1972 £
Rhealea £
RhiBi £500
Roger Ramjet £150
Rosie383 £
Runnerbean17 £340
Saving Jane £
Savvyshe £
Sazzledazzle £100
Scotsaver £250
Shell2001 £425
Shineydriver £200
ShySarah £
Sillygirl73 £
Silverbird £200
Silvermaid £450
sistercas £400
Slbhill £100
SortingMyselfOut £
Sparklyfairy £188
Spiggle £240
Stuckdebt £75
Sue14 £140
Sunflower1227 £
Sunnyday £160 + £50 for pets
SuperSally01 £375
Sveika £80
SylvieDee £
Tesco-Shopper £430
TheBees £
Theonlynuttytart £120
TheThriftyScrumpers £440
ThreeMuttleys £200
TigerFeet2006 £500
Tink_04 £
TooMany4Legs £
TooToo £200
Tracey_h £
Trinny £60
Walby1993 £100
WannaBrich £
WillGetOrganised 150
Winchelsea £65.81
Winged One €400
WinningAngel £
wmf £160
XshootingstartsX £
XSpender £300
Zcrat41 £
Zend £150
weekly
Esmer £
lost-mum £100
Welshwoofer £45-6 -8 -3 -1.5 -2.5 -3 -1.5-3.50 -
Main Meals & Side Dishes
Bacon and Cheese Fritatta with Tomato Salsa
Bacon and potato salad -Warm
Baked potato pizza
Bacon and Onion Dumpling
Bacon and Veg Risotto
Bacon Roast Chicken with Potatoes (ext link)
Baked Beans (home made) ... Baked Beans (home made)
Baked Bean Tart
BBQ Cannelini Beans with sausages
BBQ Sauce
Bean Curry (Slow Cooker)
Beef - Brisket
Beef Casserole
Beef Curry Dopiaza (Delia recipe)
Beef Stifado (Jamie Olive recipe)
Beef - Stir Fried Beef and Onions with Brocolli
Beef Stroganoff
Beef and Root Veg Curry
Belly Pork
Bolognaise (Remoska) .Bolognaise (2) Bolognaise (3) Bolognaise (4) Bolognaise (5)
Brie Burgers
Brisket (Slow Cooker)
Broad Bean Burgers
Burgers
Calamari
Calzones
Carbonara ... Carbonara with cheese triangles
Cashew Curry
Cheese and Onion Flan
Cheese and Onion Fryits
Cheese and Onion Pasties
Cheese and Potato Pie
Cheese Pie - School days recipes thread
Cheese Scones
Cheese and Lentil Loaf
Cheesy dough
Chicken Adobo
Chicken Cannelloni
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Cassoulet
Chicken - Chinese Chicken
Chicken and Bacon Pasta
Chicken and broccoli bake
Chicken - Cheat's Chicken Lasagne in the SC
Chicken, Cheese, Ham and Brocolli Pie
Chicken and Chickpea Curry
Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
Chicken and Chorizo Pasta Bake (ext. link)
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken, leek and bacon pie / pasties
Chicken - Monker's Honey and Orange Chicken
Chicken - Parmesan Chicken
Chicken Prawn and Chorizo Paella
Chicken - Rubber Chicken (thread)
Chicken - Sticky Chicken
Chicken - Sweet and Sour Chicken with Rice
Chicken with Cannellini Beans
Chicken with Garlic, Cider & Cream
Chicken and Potato Curry
Chicken and Vegetable Slice
Chicken or Quorn with Ginger and Coconut Milk
Chicken in White Wine Sauce
Chickpea Curry
Chilli....Chilli (2)...Chilli (Remoska)
Chilli Bean Tortillas
Chilli Chicken Ramen
Chilli Cheese Crostini
Chilli chicken with jasmine rice (BBC food)
Chilli Meat Loaf
Chilli Pizza
Chinese Stir Fried Noodle or Fried Rice thingy
Chinese Pork Balls & Sweet & Sour Sauce
Chinese style cabbage
Chorizo, Haddock and New Potato one pot
Cobbler (topping) see below for Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Coconut Rice
Cod - Crunchy Topped Cod
Coleslaw
Coq au Vin (SW)
Corned Beef Hash - MrsMCawber's recipe ... Corned Beef Hash
Corned Beef Pasties
Corned Beef Stew
Courgette Fritters (1) Courgette Fritters (2)
Courgette Pie
Courgette and Tomato Layer Bake
Couscous with chorizo & chickpeas (ext. link)
Cowboy Hash
Cranberry & Soy glazed cocktail sausages
Creamy Chicken and Potato casserole
Creamy Lentil and Rice Dish (Khircheri) (BBC website)
Curry - Bhoona Curry in a hurry LOW FAT
Curry - Fruity Chicken Curry
Curry Sauce
Dahl
Dairylea Cheese Triangles ideas
Diet Coke Chicken
Duchesse potatoes
Dumplings - Mushroom Dumplings
Easy cheese biscuits
Faggoty Pea Stew
Falafel Burgers
Fajita Seasoning
Falafel burgers
Feta and Potato Patties
Fishcakes
Fish Pie and Fish Pie
Fritatta
Fusilli with Broccoli
Gammon and Leek Crumble
Haddock - Grilled haddock on lemon leek and pea rice
Haddock and Pea Risotto
Ham- Glazed Cranberry Ham
Ham Hock (slow cooker)
Ham Salad (sandwich filling) external link
Harry Potter Stew
Hummus and Garlic Pitta Breads
Indian curried pork patties recipe
Individual chicken pies
Individual Potato Pies
Jambalaya - Cheap and Cheerful Jambalaya
Keema and spinach pilau
Lamb curry and paratha
Lamb Hotpot
Lamb Stew
Lamb Tikka
Lasagne ... Mock Lasagne ... Lasagne with sausagemeat
Leek and Cauliflower Puree
Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken with basil and tagliatelle
Lemon potatoes
Lentil Shepherds Pie
Liver and bacon pate
Liver and onions stir fry
Lobby (stew)
Macaroni Cheese
Marrow - Veggie stuffed marrow .... Stuffed Marrow
Meatballs .... Meatballs Spanish Style
Meatloaf (1) Meatloaf (2) Meatloaf (3)
Mediterranean Mince and Potato 'Pie'
Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta
Mince - 1 recipe/2 dinners
Mince & onion pie
Mince and Totties and Dumplings
Minced Beef Curry
Mince - Mexican Style Mince
Minced Beef with Cobbler Topping
Mini Goat's Cheese, Pear & Walnut Quiche
Monday Pie
Moroccan Inspired Braised Chicken (ext. link)
Moussaka
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Main Meals and Side Dishes contd.
Nettle Pasta
Nonya Laksa
Onion Bhajis.... Onion Bjahis
Open top 'pizza' pie
Oxtail Stew
Pasta with Tomato Sauce ....... Pasta and Sauce
Pasta Cheese and Onion Bake
Pasta with Chicken and Asparagus
Pearl Barley Broth the old way
Pease pudding
Pizza / Pizza Base Recipe / Pizza Base / Pizza - Home Made Pizza
Pizza Toastie
Pork - Barbecue Pork; . Barbecue Pork
Pork Burgers with Salad
Pork Cheeks - Braised in Red Wine - In Cider
Pork - Creamy Honey, Mustard & Cider Pork for SC or Hob
Pork and Beef Meatballs
Pork Pasties
Pork Ribs - cooking and sauces
Pork Steaks in Mustard and Cider Sauce (SC)
Pork Yuk Sung
Potatoes - ideas
Potatoes - Slow Cooker Jacket Potatoes
Potato, Bacon and Onion Hotpot
Potato bake
Potato Kebabs
Potato layer bake - with cheese, leeks and stock
Potato layer bake - with cheese, onion and white sauce
Potato layer bake - with chorizo and bacon
Potato layer bake (Teisen datws)
Potatoes - Lemon Potatoes
Potatoes - Roast Potato Rosti
Potato Scones
Potatoes - Twice Baked Potatoes
Potato Wedges, Home Made
Prawns and Peppers with Saffron and Rice
Quiche
Quiche Lorraine
Refried Beans
Rice: Summer Rice Salad.....Rice Salad
Risotto:. Easy Risotto with Bacon and Peas .. Risotto - oven baked
Rumbledythumps Rumbeldethumps
Russian Salad and Russian Salad
Salmon Broccoli and Potato Pie
Salmon and Dill Fishcakes
Salmon - Thai steamed salmon
Sausage and Bean Cassoulet
Sausage and Bean Chilli
Sausage Bean Stew
Sausage, Black Pudding, Bacon & Bean Stew
Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole - Sausage Casserole -
Sausage Cassoulet
Sausage Leek and Apple pie
Sausage Meat Patties
sausages - Spicy Sausage Casserole
Sausages - Sweet Chilli Bangers
Sausage Stew
Sausage and Pasta
Sausage and Potato Roast
Sausage and Rice bake
Sausage and Stuffing Plait
Sausage and Tomato Spaghetti
Savoury Crumble
Savoury tarts - pastry-less
Shepherds Pie
Smoked salmon soda breads
Smoked Salmon - Tagliatelle with Smoked Salmon
Spaghetti Bolognaise ...Easy Spaghetti Bolognaise
Spaghetti with courgettes, tomato and brie
Spicy Bacon and Tomato Pasta
Spicy Bean and Lentil Loaf
Spicy Bean & Sweet Potato Stew
Spicy Mushroom and Bean Chilli
Spicy Sausage Pasta
Spinach pancakes
Steak and Kidney stew/pie filling
Steak Sauce - Quick Steak Sauce
Steamed Oriental Buns
Stifado (1) see also SW recipes below
Stuffing - MrsMcawber's recipe ... Stuffing
Suet crust pie with quorn
Super Tasty Bacon, Bean and Sausage
Sweet & Sour Chicken/Pork
Sweet Potato and Pea Curry
Sweet and Sour Sauce - Easy Peasy Sweet and Sour Sauce
TexMex Skillett
Thai green curry
Toad in the Hole
Tofu burgers
Tomato paste (external link)
Tomato sauce for Pasta Batch cook recipe or Tomato Sauce
Tortellini - Easy Cheesy Tortellini
Tuna Fish Mousse
Tuna Fishcakes
Tuna Lasagne
Tuna Pasta Bake
Turkey and Bubble and Squeak Pie
Turkey Pasta
Turkey Pasta Cacciatore
Vegetable Casserole
Vegetarian Bean Curry
Veggie Chilli and some variations
Veggie Haggis
Vegetable Samosas
Walnut Sables
White Fish with Spicy Beans and Chorizo
White Sauce
Yorkshire puddings
Slimmers World Adapted Recipes
12 speed/trumpy soup SW
Balsamic Braised Beef SW
Black Pepper and Lemon Chicken Goujons SW
Braised Lamb Shank SW
Cheesy Bacon Lasagne SW
Cheese Topped Minced Beef and Potato Layer SW
Chilli Beans (SW)
Frittata/Tortilla SW
Leonslaw SW
Luxury Cauliflower Cheese SW
Marinade - Sticky Ginger Pork Marinade SW
Mechado Beef Stew SW
Mushy Pea Curry SW
One Pot Beef and Red Wine Pasta SW
Ox Burger SW
Pork - Slow Cooker Chinese Pork SW
Slow cooker Goan pork curry SW
Spanish Rice with Chicken and Chorizo SW
Stifado (2) - SW
Slimming Eats SW recipes (ext link)
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Cakes, Biscuits, Sweets, Snacks & Desserts
All in One Apple Cake
Apple Braid
Apple Charlotte
Apple Cinnamon Cake
Apple Delight
Apple - Microwave Autumn Apple Cake
Apricot Flapjack bars
Baileys Chocolate Truffles
Bakewell Tart
Banana and Honey bread pudding
Banana Cake (bread)
Banana Ice Cream
Banana and lemon drizzle cake
Banana Muffins (wholemeal) (1)
Banana Muffins (2)
Banana Muffins (3)
Banana and Walnut cake
Banana and Walnut loaf (Gluten Free)
Banana Ginger Parkin
Biscuit recipes (Owens3116 thread)
Blackberries - Grated Blackberry Bake
Branflake cake
Brownies
Bottom of the Cupboard Bars
Bounty Balls
Bran Fruit Loaf
Bread & Butter Pudding ... Bread Pudding
Bulk pancake mix
Buttercream topping
Butterscotch squares
Caramel Shortbread (Millionaire's Shortbread)
Carrot Cake
Cheesecake - Misers white chocolate cheesecake
Cheese n marmite twists
Chocolate Beetroot Cake
Chocolate Biscuit Thins
Cheesy Biscuits
Chocolate and Pear Upside Down Pudding
Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate Concrete
Chocolate Coookies - Cheap and Easy
Chocolate Courgette Cake
Chocolate Crispies
Chocolate Custard (easy)
Chocolate fudge
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Chocolate Krackolates
Chocolate Log - gluten free
Chocolate orange muffins see also Muffins
Chocolate Pots
Chocolate pudding (microwave)
Chocolate pudding - self-saucing
Chocolate Stuff (see also Tiffin)
Chocolate Trifle
Chocolate yoghurt cake
Christmas cake - baked bean tin size
Coconut Balls
Coconut Cake
Coconut Flapjacks
Coconut ice
Coffee Cake
Coffee Fudge Frosting
Cookie Dough
Cornflake Tart
Courgette Tea Bread/Muffins
Cranberry And Chocolate Brownies
Currant Loaf
Custard Cookies
D&DD’s Apple Braid
Date, Nut and Oat biscuits
Easy Syrup Sponge Pudding
Eggless Chocolate Cake
Fifteens
Flaky Bars
Flapjacks and Flapjacks and Microwave Flapjacks
Fruit Cake .... Fruit Cake
Fruit and Mascarpone dessert
Fudge Tart
Ginger Biscuits (ext link)
Ginger nut biscuits (ext link)
Gingerbread Men (1)....Gingerbread Men (2)
Ginger Raisin Crunches
Ginger Refrigerator Biscuits
Golden Syrup Tart
Gluten-free Chocolate Log
Healthy Snack Bars
Honey Frosted Buns
Honey Crunch Bars
Ice Cream - slimmers world - Mint Ice Cream
Iced Buns
Impossible Coconut Pie
Jam Buns
Jammy Buns (1) ...Jammy Buns (2)
Jam Roly Poly
Key lime pie
Krispie marshmallow bars
Lemon and Cranberry Muffins
Lemon cakes
Lemon Curd Cake
Lemon Curd Ice-Cream jenid's / MoneySavingDiva's
Lemon Drizzle Cake
Lemon Flan
Lemon Madiera Cake (easy and cheap)
Magic Lemon Pudding
Malt Bread
Mango Cake
Marshmallow Crunch Bars
Marshmallow Squares
Mascarpone and Lime Torte
Mascarpone Ice-cream
Meringues
Microwave sponge puddings(Spotted !!!!!!) Microwave sponge puddings
Millies Cookies
Mince Squares
Miini Krispie Christmas Puddings
Muffins: Basic Recipe / Chocolate Orange Muffins (1) / Chocolate Orange Muffins (2) / Fool proof Muffins Gingerbread Muffins / Kiwi Muffins / Sticky Date Muffins / Strawberry Muffins / Toffee Apple Muffins
No fat sponge
Nut, Apricot & Choc Chip Biscuits
Oatmeal Biscuits (Be-ro Website)
Oaty Pancakes
Oaty Shortbread Biscuits
Orange and Poppy Seed Cake
Palmiers
Parkin
Peach Cobbler (Slow Cooker recipe)
Peanut Butter Cookies .... Peanut Butter Cookies (without flour)
Peanut Butter Fudge
Peppermint Creams
Petits Pots au Citron (Little pots of lemon)
Pineapple, Fried
Pineapple Sponge Cake (using tinned pineapple)
Raspberry Frozen Yoghurt Ice Cream
Rhubarb and Orange Jelly
Rice Pudding ....Rice Pudding in the Slow Cooker
Rock Buns
Scones ... Scones
Scotch pancakes
Spiced Apple Bars
Spiced Marmalade Cake
St Peter's Mud Pie (no cooking required)
Sticky gingerbread
Sticky toffee apple crumble
Teacakes
Tiffin (1) Tiffin (2) (see also Chocolate Stuff)
Treacle Toffee
Twink’s Hobnobs
Weetabix Brownies
Weetabix Cake
Weetabix Fruit Loaf
Welsh Cakes
Wonderbites
Xmas Pudding Loaf
Xmas Pudding Scones
Yoghurt: Homemade yoghurt, Slow Cooker Yoghurt
Yoghurt Cake (the easy way)... don't throw the string away. You always need string!
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Soups
12 speed/trumpy soup (SW)
Bacon and Carrot Soup
Broccoli and Cheese Soup
Brocolli and Stilton Soup
Carrot, leek and butterbean soup
Carrot, parsnip and lentil soup
Celery Soup
Cheats Minestrone
Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup ... Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup
Courgette & Tomato Soup
Cream of Tomato Soup
Curried Parsnip Soup
Gammon and lentil soup
Ham and Lentil Soup
Iced cucumber soup
Leek and Lentil Soup ... Leek and Lentil Soup
Leek and Potato Soup
Lentil - Golden Lentil Soup
Moniker’s Leek and Potato Soup
Leek and sweet potato soup
Moroccan Chickpea and Broad Bean Soup
Onion Soup
Oxtail Stew + Oxtail Soup
Parsnip & Apple Soup
Pea Soup
Pea & Ham Soup
Pumpkin Soup
Red Lentil Soup
Real Tomato Soup
Red pepper, carrot & lentil soup
Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
Spicy Carrot and Tomato Soup
Spicy Lentil Soup
Spinach Soup
Spinach and Avocado Soup
Split Pea and Courgette Soup
Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash
Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
Vegetable Soup .... Vegetable Soup
Bread
Bagels
Baguettes
Banana Bread
Bara Brith (Welsh Tea Bread) Bara brith teabread
Basic white bread recipe (makes a 2lb loaf)
Bread - Mrs McC's recipe for Remoska
Breadsticks MrsM's / angelnikki's (No Salt Recipe)
Chapatis
Cheese, Onion and Herb Bread
Cheese and Parsnip Loaf
Cheese & Potato Bread
Cheesy Bread Rolls
Chewy Soft Flour Tortilla
Chocolate Bread
Chollah
Ciabatta
Courgette Flatbread
Focaccia
Garlic Dough Balls
Herb Quick bread
HM Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Lahmachun
Malt Bread
Malt Loaf
Naan Bread .. see also .. Curry Queen's ...... Mrs McCawber's ...... OrkneyStar's
Oatmeal bread
soft bread rolls
Soft white baps (ext link)
Super Seedy Bread
White Bread with plain flour
Bread Recipes for Bread Machines (ext link)
Pastry
The best mince pie pastry ever
Pastry economics
Making pastry
Basic pastry
Flaky Pastry (BBC Food)
Dips, Jams & Chutneys and Drinks
Alioli / Traditional allioli
Apple - No cook Apple Chutney
Bean Pickle
Beetroot and Apple Chutney
Broad Bean Dip
Brown Sauce
Chilli Jam
Compost Heap Jelly (using fruit peelings)
Elderberry cordial
Feisty Rhubarb Relish
Jams & Preserves
Lemon Squash
Miser's Marmalade
Onion - Caramelised Onion chutney
Onion Marmalade
Piccalilli - Diva's pick a lilly
Pineapple Salsa
Riata - Mint, yoghurt and Cucumber Dip
Tomato/Chili Salsa
Red Tomato Chutney
Spiced Apple Chutney
Tomato Chutney
Mango Chutney
Wine .. Wine
Xmas Chutney
and last but by no means least: How NOT to make marmalade
Top Tips (OS threads)
Batch cooking ideas
Cheapest recipes? links to various OS threads, thanks Pink!
Complete Menu Plans Collection
Cooking for the Freezer
Frozen food safety - misconceptions
Grocery Challenge Top Tips
Laundry Washing Gel/ Gloop, Fab conditioner, vinegar.....
Meal building blocks for the freezer
Microwave Recipes
Mr Badexamples Cooking Index
Store Cupboard Lists/Ideas threads
External links
Baking Mad (includes loads of bread maker recipes
Batch Bake Minced Beef Recipe
Easy and Cheap Biscuits (DowntoEarth forum)
Cheap Family Recipes (our own Weezl's excellent site) and the Christmas Menu here
How to feed your whole family a healthy, balanced diet... (Webook)
List of conversions
Love Food Hate Waste website
Jamie Oliver Recipes
Show Jamie How To Cook On A Budget Champagne Contest
10 Great Tips for starting out with meal planning
Sprouting Seeds and Beans - Free Guide (PDF)
Home Made Dog Biscuits
Home Made Dog Biscuits (2)
Homemade Play Dough... don't throw the string away. You always need string!
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Thanks for the new thread Can I be down for £18 this month please? I'm away for a while and trying to use up the stocks before I move!
Yesterday I did a little shop (will pop into my April GC), spend £4.49. In Mr S in the city centre, which is a pretty small one, they were making reductions and I spotted one SA with two baskets worth of stuff that had gone OOD before and they wouldn't sell. It's ridiculous, sooo much waste and I'd have bought it!!!Living cheap in central London :rotfl:0 -
Yay. New thread!
Please pop me down for £200 again
(I also requested on the march thread with my declaration. Hope I haven't confused anyone!
I'm not sure how it'll go as we are away for a week in April but will include the grocery spends whilst away as it's self catering.
By the way, I discovered the YUMMIEST way to use up left over chilli (as if we needed a way, mmm!)
CHILLI PIZZA!!
Just spread a little tomato puree on the pizza base, top with left over chilli and a few rings of jalapeño peppers. Top with grated cheese!
It is a really yummy, indulgent & expensive tasting pizza (if only your guests knew!)
I picked up 2x twin packs of large pizza bases for 14p at Tescos last night and this is what we came up with!
(I know pizza bases are cheap to make but not THAT cheap!)
Serve with:
GARLIC MAYO
Put a couple of tablespoons of value Mayo in a little bowl, stir in some lazy garlic or a clove or 2 of crushed garlic in with a pinch of value herbs.
Great with pizza crusts!:A Every moment is a gift. That's why we call it the present.!:A
Grocery Spend Weekly Challenge (Sat-Fri):£30.50/£400 -
Thanks for the new thread Pink :A
Good luck everyone! :dance:... don't throw the string away. You always need string!
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